Detailed Independent Cost Estimates for Infrastructure and Nuclear Power Projects
AmeriCost develops detailed independent defendable cost estimates for infrastructure and nuclear power projects throughout North America and globally. Our detail-oriented cost estimating methodology enables our clients to analyze project costs and risks with confidence. Our cost estimates itemized breakdowns of labor, equipment and material costs provide our clients valuable risk-reducing detail, not found in Unit-Price estimates.
Itemized Labor, Equipment, Material Breakdown
Our cost estimates are presented in a thorough breakdown of labor, equipment, material, direct and indirect costs, for maximum project cost clarity and precision. Our labor, equipment and material based estimates do not carry the risky cost ambiguity found in Unit-Price cost estimates.
AmeriCost maintains an extensive, regularly updated library of infrastructure and nuclear power resource cost data that is the reference on each cost estimate developed, including:
- Site Preparation Demolition and Earthwork
- Deep Foundation and Pilings on Land
- Deep Marine Caissons Foundation
- Water conveying utility Tunneling & Shafts
- Nuclear Power Plant Structures
- Reservoirs
- Tunnels and Dams
- Submerged Water Intake Structures
- Structural Concrete and Structural Steel
- Retaining Walls
- Bridges and Overpasses for Roadways and Railroads
- Shoring of Excavation
- Mechanical and Electrical
- Appurtenances
- Road and Railway work
- Utility Transmission Lines
- Indirect Overhead Costs, Contractor’s Profit and Supervision
- Surety and Insurance
Experts in Complex Construction Means and Methods, Construction Techniques, Equipment Selection, Logistics over Land & Water and Pricing Data
Throughout the cost estimating process, our estimators undergo a thorough process of project analysis through evaluating the scope of work, detailed quantities, productivities and special project conditions (cold weather, remote location, regional conditions, governmental stability, etc.). Our estimators additionally analyze the labor, man-hours, equipment and material local project requirements, developing:
- Construction means and methods
- Construction techniques
- Detailed Quantity Surveys
- Production schedules
- Linear Schedules
- Project Construction Schedules Gantt chart
- Project bid review and comparison
- Expert Witness Assignments: As-Planned versus As-Built comparisons
- Completion cost estimates collaboration with Surety Companies
- Recommendations and cost analysis
Ready at Any Project Stage
AmeriCost’s team of cost estimators are ready to perform cost estimating and quantity surveying at any project stage – from conceptual design to completion – with appropriate historical pricing data for infrastructure projects around the world, in any currency.
Even with conceptual project drawings and information subject to future changes, our estimators develop detailed labor, equipment and material baseline cost estimates, that progress as design and scope changes occur.